Month: December 2020

Cold Massachusetts turtles flown south for recovery

Written by Staff Reporters on December 15, 2020. Posted in News.

The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center in Northwest Florida has taken in 12 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that were recently stranded off the coast of New England during a recent mass cold-stun event.

Land deals, including one in Panhandle, approved

Written by News Service of Florida on December 15, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet agreed Tuesday to spend more than $16.7 million to protect fields in Southwest Florida where federally endangered Florida panthers roam and land in Washington County that could be used for hunting and other recreation.

DeSantis says Trump loss could affect Florida

Written by News Service of Florida on December 15, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

A day after President Donald Trump lost the Electoral College vote, Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Tuesday that the exit of his close political ally from the White House could affect Florida on issues such as the coronavirus pandemic.

Medicaid cost, enrollment spiral in pandemic

Written by News Service of Florida on December 15, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

A new forecast for Medicaid shows state economists and health officials continue to predict a jump in the number of people enrolling in the coming year --- bringing a dramatic surge in the amount of money needed for the safety-net program.

Photo of the Day

Written by Staff Reporters on December 15, 2020. Posted in Photos.

Good morning Navarre! It's another chilly one. We hope this Photo of the Day from Reverie Llanes brightens your day.

First responder PTSD benefit claims rejected

Written by News Service of Florida on December 15, 2020. Posted in Florida News, News.

More than two years after lawmakers passed a measure to expand benefits for first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, an appeals court Monday rejected a claim because it said a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crew member did not file it in time.

Florida electors cast ballots, hold out hope

Written by News Service of Florida on December 14, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

Florida’s Electoral College voters Monday cast their 29 ballots for President Donald Trump with hopes the Republican incumbent can still find a way to overturn election results in other states.

Local pastor charged with promoting, owning child porn

Written by Staff Reporters on December 14, 2020. Posted in News.

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested William Dalton Milam, 62, of Milton, on two counts of promoting sexual performance of a child and 25 counts of possession of child pornography. Milam worked as a pastor at a church in Milton.

Looking for reasons to come to Navarre Beach? Here’s one

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on December 14, 2020. Posted in Community.

Check out this home on Gulf Boulevard, the main thoroughfare that runs through Navarre Beach. Michelle Mobley, a local photographer, shared this photo with the Navarre Press.

‘Magical moment’ as first vaccines arrive in Florida

Written by News Service of Florida on December 14, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

The first wave of coronavirus vaccinations began in Florida on Monday, with health-care workers in Tampa and Jacksonville among the first to get inoculated.